Gary Schwitzer on Muck Rack

Gary Schwitzer

  • Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Minneapolis, Saint Paul
As seen in: Substack, Taylor & Francis Online, The BMJ, JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association), JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, The Active Surveillor, MedPage Today, Duluth News Tribune, KevinMD.com, HometownSource and
Covers:  consumer health news, health policy, health care news, health care journalism, medical journalism, health journalism, health, health care, journalism ethics, public health
Health care journalist for 50 yrs. Publisher of HealthNewsReview site, which had a great 16-year run. Now retired but hard to tell from my Substack output.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

WTMJ AM-FM-TV, Milwaukee, writer and film editor

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes & I've edited film with hot glue splices. Also manually edited audio tape. But content and ethical journalism matter more than tools.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Actor Albert Brooks playing Aaron Altman in the movie, "Broadcast News."

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter.

Who do you wish followed you?

health care journalists, health care consumers, news organization editors or producers, medical journal editors, journalism professors
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